Welcome to Week 3 “The Problem of Majority Tyranny” Quiz True/False: The Articles of Confederation instituted a strong national government. True False According to this week’s readings (from Madison, Washington, and Jefferson), the Articles of Confederation gave which branch of government too much power? The legislative The executive The judiciary None of the above One of the major threats to free government is _______, which James Madison defined in Federalist 10 as “a number of citizens… who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion or interest adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate interest of the community.” Lobbying Faction The cabinet Partisanship According to James Madison, “The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the ______ of man.” Existence Constitution Nature Meaning True/False: Limited government is necessary because man is incapable of perfection. True False In which form of government, according to Federalist 10, can the problem of faction be best managed? Democracy Republic Monarchy None of the above According to Dr. Bobb, America is exceptional because it was founded on _______. Exceptional principles A flexibility of ideas A belief in man’s goodness Classical republicanism In his “Circular Letter to the States,” George Washington argued that American government must be built on four principles: an indissoluble Union, a “Peace Establishment,” “pacific and friendly” attitudes between the American people, and _________. Democracy Enlightenment Toleration A sacred regard for public justice According to George Washington, “there is a natural and necessary progression, from the extreme of anarchy to the extreme of ________.” Liberty Tyranny Equality Intemperance In his Letter to John Jay, George Washington stated that in the formation of the Articles of Confederation, “we have probably had too good an opinion of _______.” Human nature The thirteen colonies The United States Army None of the above True/False: Democratic majorities are always right because of their numerical majority. True False The Founders praised majority rule as an important part of republican government. But they feared that it could degenerate into _______. Majority tyranny Democracy Monarchy None of the above True/False: The Founding Fathers feared both weak government and tyrannical government. True False According to Dr. Bobb, which virtue guided the leading Founders in their opposition to the Articles of Confederation? Frugality Temperance Toleration Prudence True/False: In noting that the Constitution marked “a more perfect union,” the Founders meant that men should strive for and could achieve perfection. True False